Hestia

30 April 2026 Shan is the manager of Harrow Rise, Hestia’s Mental Health Community Support Service in Harrow. The service supports adults across the borough who are living with mental health needs, helping them build confidence, independence, and stability in their daily lives. For Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, we took the chance to chat with Shan about Harrow Rise. S...

29 April 2026 A consortium of leading anti-slavery organisations including Hestia has warned that the UK is enabling a ‘low risk, high reward’ environment for traffickers and exploiters, and has set out a detailed 10-year plan for change. The report, ‘Decade of dignity, a strategic vision for eradicating modern slavery in the UK’, published in April 2026,...

15 September 2025 Sadia was previously a Refugee Support Worker, Hestia Voice Representative and UCAN Chair at Hestia How did you first come to find out about Hestia? I was already working in the VAWG sector, but it was a culturally specific service and I was keen to work for an organisation that supports women from all backgrounds - as after all domestic abuse can impact anyo...

21 April 2026 Kate and Simon accepting TSB Banks's Everyone's Business Platinum award. Credit: EIDA UK retail bank, TSB has been awarded the inaugural Everyone’s Business Platinum Award. This prestigious award recognises organisations that demonstrate sustained, strategic leadership in tackling domestic abuse both at an organisational and societal level. The Everyone&rsqu...

Waltham Forest Beacon mental health drop-in support provides free mental health support for individuals aged 18 and above. A safe, inviting and inclusive space where residents of Waltham Forest can simply turn up with no appointment necessary. How to access the service We are open access (individuals can just turn up), or on an appointment basis following a referral made by a pr...